{"id":1844,"date":"2015-04-19T09:19:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2015-04-19T09:35:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T15:35:32","slug":"quick-getaway-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1844","title":{"rendered":"Quick Getaway, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in early March, I was feeling a bit stressed and decided I needed to get away for a couple of days. The trip was planned about 30 minutes before I left. I headed towards Glenwood Springs, Colorado about 3 hours away.<\/p>\n<p>A winter storm had just passed through so I thought I would like to hike to Hanging Lake and check it out in the winter time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1846\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1846\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9845-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"Along the trail to Hanging Lake.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9845-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9845-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9845.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the trail to Hanging Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The trail was slick with snow and ice and I used my Stabilicers (cleats) on my boots. The scenery was gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1847\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9846.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1847\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9846-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"View down Glenwood Canyon from the Hanging Lake trail.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9846-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9846-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9846.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View down Glenwood Canyon from the Hanging Lake trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was startled at the beauty of the lake when I got to the end of the trail.\u00a0 There were icicles in the falls and the water was a brilliant crystal clear blue-green in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1849\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9856.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1849\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1849\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9856-640x492.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging Lake.\" width=\"640\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9856-640x492.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9856-200x154.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9856.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1848\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1848\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9860-460x640.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging Lake\" width=\"460\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9860-460x640.jpg 460w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9860-144x200.jpg 144w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9860.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1850\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9859.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1850\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1850\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9859-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging Lake\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9859-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9859-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gsc-9859.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That evening I had some really authentic Cajun food at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelostcajun.com\/\">The Lost Cajun<\/a>, in Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in early March, I was feeling a bit stressed and decided I needed to get away for a couple of days. 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